| Just the Write Quotes! p.1 I love these...some more than others... Kathleen G. Beginning writers must appreciate the prerequisites if they hope to become writers. You pay your dues - which takes years. Alex Haley Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him out to the public. Winston Churchill The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say. Mark Twain Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake. E. L. Doctorow In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better. Doris Lessing The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes. Dave Barry (I've found this TOO true! K.G. S.S.Up) Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing. E. L. Doctorow In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it. Gore Vidal Writing is hard work and bad for the health. E. B. White The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. Gustave Flaubert The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century. E. L. Doctorow The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business. John Steinbeck Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by trying at the outset to imitate them; by daring then to be original; by destroying one's first productions. Andre Maurois Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up. Ernest Hemingway Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself. Terry Pratchett Sometimes I think my writing sounds like I walked out of the room and left the typewriter running. Gene Fowler Just the Write Quotes! p.2 Writer's Resources Home |